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• Blog / Academics & Research

  will.i.am: An entry by Prof. Patrick Henry Winston The Black Eyed Peas' frontman hangs out at MIT.

  

  tour of CSAIL, the artist had a look at projects from Daniela Rus ... Roy's Robust Robotics Group." Prof. Winston posted a whole bunch of ... I got an email the other day from Professor Patrick Henry Winston ’65

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Fifty-Seven Back and Busy for Semester 2

  

  the next few months with 57 units of courses: On February 6th, the ... ’t know anyone. I started the first homework assignment last night, and it ... of the class in general of proving all the results although my

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • February 9, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Presenting…the 2008 Brass Rat!!! As the only sophomore blogger, it is my duty, no, pleasure, to describe the unveiling…

  

  . The first designs were that of the skylines (on the sides of the ring ... influence. In honor of Susan Hockfield, the Institute's first female president ... describe the unveiling of 2008 Brass Rat. Brass Rat? That's right, MIT has

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Howdy From The Middle Of RA Selection It's Sunday at lunchtime and we have a bit of a break, so I thought…

  

  kickoff meeting. By 1PM the committee was looking at its first applications ... : ...not a single person, the entire length of the corridor. It was a bit ... people DO sleep! One of the best parts of selection is the massive amount

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snowed In at the Fraternity the blizzard is real.

  

  from the Boston side of the river as the humble brownstone I call my ... , occasionally venturing out into the streets of Boston to take some good snaps ... . Most of the time on this blog I just talk about me, but I'm just one

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 28, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  For love of Baxter A story of love, loss, and catnapping on Burton 1, as documented by my cell…

  

  kidnapped Baxter because he smells funny and no one on the floor likes him. If you ever want to see him again, you must meet all of our demands. The ... place it on the dining table of the 132 suite at precisely 12:10 AM on

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 27, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Another week? It's all in the name of pass/no record.

  

  Well, look at that, the dawn of a new Monday. Light is gracing the ... ] There are leaves all over the courtyard, various shades of green to yellow ... from the beds of fallen foliage. Funny, I don't remember this scene

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Interview Tips from an MIT Educational Counselor Thoughts on how to prepare for your alumni interview

  

  interviewers remain helpful). A description of the current interview process is ... EC. While most of the applicants I have interviewed contact me before the deadlines, there is always a small rush of requests right before (or

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What a Robotics Career Looks Like What does it mean to get paid to work on robots?

  

  electricity. I guess the reason that robots are first thought of as human, as ... funding. If we did a good job on the first parts of the grants, that initial ... , efficiently, and of course, it just makes the whole thing more enjoyable when

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 14, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Update Stories from the parties today; more stories, and questions answered, tomorrow.

  

  Tonight, I'll post the first of the reports back from this week ... comments, please leave more of your thoughts from the Parties, or drop me a question! First up is Fangfei, who went to the Long Island Party: MIT has

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Fonts of MIT a typographical tour

  

  the poster to its left. I thought, at first, that the font was FF DIN ... :[/annotation] That's not the only instance of Helvetica here. On the lower-right corner of the fire extinguisher box, we see an all-caps "FIRE EXTINGUISHER

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 2, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The reading season begins

  

  ? That's right -- the first completed folders of the year. The brown ... will be an exciting month. By now, I've read my first folders of the ... reading carefully every sheet of paper in your folder and summarizing the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2004
• Blog / Community Projects

  Affirmations not unnecessary

  

  , I try to be.” - my blogger bio, circa summer 2023 In one of the ... terrified of putting this thought out into the world. Hell, I followed the sentence up with a number of caveats all to the effect of: Yes, I do know

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 29, 2025
• Blog / Events

  This…Is…BLODGEBALL! Everything and anything you ever wanted to know about us.

  

  braggy and say that on top of all of that stuff, I even like some of the ... best kind of fun. And so when Snively suggested that our annual beginning-of-the ... Note: I'll be doing a Q&A video with our very own Dean of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cultura MIT students use online collaboration with their French counterparts to learn about each other's cultures.

  

  Gilberte Furstenberg (teacher of French III, a class we're both taking). The ... staples of daily life. The French students do the same in their own language ... in the other country. It's interesting to see the different sorts of

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Chomsky and Infinities illustrated highlights of an MIT October (part 1)

  

  occurrence. The unit was prefaced by the account of the world's first and only ... YAY November!!! First off, a huge WELCOME to the EA applicants! You ... the Beaver (as seen on the collaborative blackboards of Stata Center

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 5, 2014
• Blog / How to MIT

  in the prospect of leaving are you proud of the work you've done?

  

  their far too clunky suitcases onto the airport shuttle, I feel a pang of ... left: a UROP at the Institute of Soldier Nanotechnologies various ... Office and a whole slew of other stuff. Nothing has really remained

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 17, 2022
• Blog / Events

  MIT wins the Putnam ...for the third year in a row!

  

  -based college math competition held on the first Saturday of December. The ... The results of the 2015 Putnam Competition were recently released, securing the MIT team's first-place ranking--our team has finished in first

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  end of semester reflections in conclusion, online school Ain't It

  

  DONE (sans my physics final next week rip lol) The last couple of weeks ... honestly welcomed the onslaught of final projects and exams since it made me feel like I was nearing the end of my coursework and deserving of feeling

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 15, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Simulating Catastrophe and learning to speak up

  

  the end of each semester to fill out course evaluations. Professors do ... did something similar in GEL last year: At the end of the fall semester, each of the GEL students evaluated one another based on leadership and

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • April 17, 2012